IHG Program Update March 2022
Aug 23, 2022, 4:50 pm
#871
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,504
yurtripper : I had the same reminder too!
I put in my calender the last date these f&b things can be selected so hope,
it would get settled/accepted in the meantime they would be valid.....
I can see the look on IC AMS's face if i exchange a stack of F&B vouchers to treat my inlaws on the cheap next year
I put in my calender the last date these f&b things can be selected so hope,
it would get settled/accepted in the meantime they would be valid.....
I can see the look on IC AMS's face if i exchange a stack of F&B vouchers to treat my inlaws on the cheap next year
Aug 23, 2022, 4:53 pm
#872
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,504
Aug 27, 2022, 2:41 pm
#873
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,847
They tried to charge me the fee even though I booked it before the fee was instituted. If the reservation was booked before the 12th of August be sure to have them remove it. When I checked out they tried to get me out of there as soon as possible in the hopes I would not notice it. So sad that Kimpton’s in the US degrade their otherwise decent brand with dumb fees.
Aug 29, 2022, 8:23 pm
#874
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
Are there data points of people being able to use the lounge access on free night awards (or point awards)? I know the blogger are saying it should be usable, but in practice ...
Aug 29, 2022, 8:54 pm
#875
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: IST,DAC,KTM,DEL
Programs: Life
Posts: 304
IC Kuala Lumpur IC Pattaya and CP Bangkok, very welcomed. IC Kuala Lumpur was the first stay under the new benefit and they took a picture of the milestone reward selection and now it is already in the system. Massive improvements.
Aug 29, 2022, 10:10 pm
#876
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
Trying to see if I should switch some nights over to IHG to hit the 40 nights.
Anybody here know if you hit the milestone in Nov, can you wait til Jan to select it so you get 2 years? (I mean, obviously nobody has been in this situation, but is there a reason why that wouldn't work?)
Aug 29, 2022, 10:18 pm
#877
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: IST,DAC,KTM,DEL
Programs: Life
Posts: 304
Thank you!
Trying to see if I should switch some nights over to IHG to hit the 40 nights.
Anybody here know if you hit the milestone in Nov, can you wait til Jan to select it so you get 2 years? (I mean, obviously nobody has been in this situation, but is there a reason why that wouldn't work?)
Trying to see if I should switch some nights over to IHG to hit the 40 nights.
Anybody here know if you hit the milestone in Nov, can you wait til Jan to select it so you get 2 years? (I mean, obviously nobody has been in this situation, but is there a reason why that wouldn't work?)
Aug 29, 2022, 10:31 pm
#878
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
It is good for the rest of that year and 12 months. So you mean "rest of that year" means 2022 even though you selected it in 2023?
Aug 29, 2022, 10:42 pm
#879
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
On a semi-related note, does everyone still have a 12/31/22 or 12/31/23 expiration date for status in the app and at IHG.com? Wasn't status supposed to be through 2/28?
Aug 30, 2022, 1:31 am
#880
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Nada, HH Diamond, IHG Spire AMB, Marriott Plat, Accor Gold
Posts: 510
Well, that's 70 nights, lots of F&B credits that I can't use yet. They've got until Jan when hopefully I can use them at the Six Senses Laamu, $480 and rising, it might cover a couple of dinners!
Aug 30, 2022, 6:04 am
#881
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,530
Aug 30, 2022, 7:44 am
#882
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Saw a new thing at the Kimpton Eventi. They have a special breakfast menu for Diamond members. It is dumbed down from the regular menu. Other hotels in the US give you a dollar limit for breakfast so you can choose what you like. This Kimpton restricts you to only a few items. And they don't seem to understand English very well. One of the options is "eggs any style". So I ordered an omelet. The waiter said "no, you can have eggs any style". I replied that omelet is a style. But they refused and said if I wanted an omelet I would have to pay for it. What a great way to treat your best customers!
Coffee was also limited and if you wanted yogurt you had to pay extra, etc. Really a bad choice.
Coffee was also limited and if you wanted yogurt you had to pay extra, etc. Really a bad choice.
Aug 30, 2022, 8:47 am
#883
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,917
That's too bad. I used to like the Eventi a lot.
Aug 30, 2022, 8:47 am
#884
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: WAW
Programs: A3(*G), Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,534
Aug 30, 2022, 5:12 pm
#885
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Brighton. UK
Programs: BA Gold / VS /IHG Diamond & Ambassador
Posts: 14,192
it’s in listed on the member benefits chart - https://www.ihg.com/content/gb/en/cu...er-tc/2nd-page
and
Remember we have 90 days from earning a reward level to the deadline for selecting the benefit. Dates show in our accounts.
first batch need selecting by 9th September - 90 days from when the scheme officially launched (assuming you had reached a trigger point)
my next reward needs selecting by 3rd November - 90 days after the stay that got me over the trigger
- Once Annual Lounge Membership is chosen it will be valid to the end of the year plus an additional 12 months (E.g., Annual Lounge Membership Milestone choice selected June 2022 will be valid until December 31, 2023)
and
- Confirmable Suite Upgrade is valid for 12 months from milestone selection
Remember we have 90 days from earning a reward level to the deadline for selecting the benefit. Dates show in our accounts.
first batch need selecting by 9th September - 90 days from when the scheme officially launched (assuming you had reached a trigger point)
my next reward needs selecting by 3rd November - 90 days after the stay that got me over the trigger
